EDCI
Education, Curriculum & Instruction
EDCI 501 EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS I EDCI 502 EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS II EDCI 504 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION EDCI 505 FOUNDATION OF ACTION RESEARCH IN TEACHING AND LEARNING EDCI 506 APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH EDCI 507 QUALITATIVE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH EDCI 508 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EDCI 509 IMPLEMENTING ACTION RESEARCH IN TEACHING AND LEARNING EDCI 510 ISSUES & TRENDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION EDCI 511 IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION IN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT EDCI 512 WRITING AND ITS IMPROVEMENT EDCI 514 MENTORING NEW TEACHERS EDCI 518 MASTER TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS EDCI 520 VISUAL ARTS & LEARNING (Replaces EDEL 532) EDCI 522 INFORMATION RESOURCES & SERVICES EDCI 525 IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE EDCI 531 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION EDCI 532 GENERAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM EDCI 533 MIDDLE YEARS SCHOOL EDCI 534 LITERACY ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION EDCI 535 NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION EDCI 536 CONSTRUCTION OF CURRICULUM EDCI 537 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION EDCI 540 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES FOR EDUCATORS EDCI 541 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION EDCI 542 CREATIVE PROCESSES IN EDUCATION EDCI 544 PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION EDCI 545 ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION IN SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS EDCI 546 THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST EDCI 547 INFORMATION INQUIRY AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE EDCI 548 MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES EDCI 549 APPLICATIONS OF LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS EDCI 551 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: TEACHING, LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP EDCI 562 SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN LITERACY EDCI 564 THE COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO EDCI 571 IN-SERVICE EDUCATION EDCI 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT EDCI 577 INTERNSHIP OPI TEACHER CERTIFICATION EDCI 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDCI 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION EDCI 590 MASTER'S THESIS EDCI 591 SPECIAL TOPICS EDCI 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY EDCI 594 SEMINAR EDCI 598 INTERNSHIP EDCI 607 QUANTITATIVE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH EDCI 608 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH EDCI 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
EDCI 501 EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS
I
F,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: STAT 216, graduate standing or consent
of instructor
-- The application of statistical processes to the analysis
of educational data. Educational problems that require
hypothesis testing, regression, estimation and the T-distribution,
analysis of frequencies, and ANOVA in their solution
will be included.
EDCI 502 EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS
II
S 3 cr. or On Demand. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 501.
-- The application of statistical processes to the analysis
of educational data. Educational problems that apply
multifactor ANOVA, multiple comparison techniques, ANCOVA,
multiple regression, and factor analysis in their solution
are included.
EDCI 504 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
IN EDUCATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Evaluation as an ongoing process in education. This
course will engage students in a discussion regarding
the construction, selection and use of criterion-referenced,
norm-referenced, and alternative assessment methods.
In addition, students will be involved in special projects
which allow them to explore evaluation at the classroom
and program levels.
EDCI 505 FOUNDATION OF ACTION
RESEARCH IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- This course presents an overview of classroom-based
research for practicing teachers. Students will explore
the role of action research in teacher professional
development, and review multiple models and methods
for action research. Participants will gain experience
in data collection and, analysis, and will prepare an
action research proposal.
EDCI 506 APPLIED EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Students are introduced to systematic scientific
inquiry, its purpose in an educational environment,
the different approaches to conducting educational research,
and the major components of an educational research
study. Providing a foundation for further study of research
methodologies, students will identify and evaluate existing
literature on a topic and conduct an educational research
study. Course will address responsible conduct of research.
EDCI 507 QUALITATIVE EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
S or On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing and EDCI 506.
-- This course explores the implications and application
of the qualitative research paradigm to systematic inquiry
within the field of education. Methods used in qualitative
research including techniques of data collection, analysis,
and reporting will be reviewed. Students will plan and
complete a qualitative research project. Course will
address responsible conduct of research.
EDCI 508 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or permission of the
instructor.
-- An examination of theory and research related to
the diverse learning and motivation needs of K-12 students.
Practical implications for effective teaching will be
identified throughout the course.
EDCI 509 IMPLEMENTING ACTION
RESEARCH IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 505 or another foundational course
in action research.
-- In this course, students will implement the research
design created in EDCI 505 or in a similar course. This
will include developing and refining techniques for
gathering classroom data, using multiple strategies
for data analysis , and communicating the research results
in a professional report and in presentation to more
than one audience (e.g. other educators, community members.)
EDCI 510 ISSUES & TRENDS
IN SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 397, EDU 497.
-- Treats current issues & trends in social studies
teaching and learning, with special focus on the social
and political forces driving change in social studies
education and the responses from the research and practice
communities.
EDCI 511 IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION
IN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EDU 495.
-- Health enhancement curriculum content, integration
concepts amongst instructional topics such as: skill
acquisition, physical fitness, nutrition, mental health,
sexuality and drug and alcohol education. Identification
and development of appropriate value orientation and
curriculum framework for health enhancement instructional
design activities.
EDCI 512 WRITING AND ITS IMPROVEMENT
Su alternate years, 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 495.
-- Advanced study in language arts pedagogy. Special
attention is given to the writing process.
EDCI 514 MENTORING NEW TEACHERS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing.
-- This course examines research relevant to the process
of mentoring new teachers and supporting their professional
development. Course content explores skills necessary
for successful mentoring, the professional development
needs of new teachers, and development of tools for
monitoring and evaluation.
EDCI 518 MASTER TEACHING STRATEGIES
FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 397 OR 497 or the equivalent.
-- A professional development class for practicing science
educators to learn master teaching strategies to engage
grade 6 - 12 students learning science. Intended as
a "gateway" online class for teachers interested in
exploring an online course in consideration of the MSSE
degree. Course an elective for the MSSE degree.
EDCI 520 VISUAL ARTS AND LEARNING
(Replaces EDEL 532)
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Explores the importance of art in the lives of children
and adolescents while finding ways to include art experiences
in an integrated curriculum. Emphasizes philosophical
and cultural groundings for teaching art, studio experiences
and research potentials.
EDCI 522 INFORMATION RESOURCES
AND SERVICES
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A course in the use of information resources in research,
reference, integration, and online learning. Topics
include the use and evaluation of traditional and electronic
information resources, design and selection of information
resources for classrooms and libraries. Restricted to
BATE Library Media program students.
EDCI 525 IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION
IN SCIENCE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 495 OR EDU 497.
-- This course focuses on theoretical and practical
concerns in science education. Research, conceptual
frameworks and policy issues will be introduced, as
well as teaching and learning activities for elementary
and secondary science classrooms.
EDCI 531 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
IN EDUCATION
Su 3 cr. LEC 3
-- This course is designed to establish the necessary
social, technical, and research, foundations for cohort
groups in the Masters degree program. This course will
examine critical issues in education including advanced
pedagogy, Indian Education for All, and school law.
EDCI 532 GENERAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A survey of developments in curriculum theory and
the role of curriculum reform in school improvement
initiatives. Also treated is the relationship between
curriculum reform and implementation.
EDCI 533 MIDDLE YEARS SCHOOL
Su alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 495, graduate standing.
-- History, philosophy and organization of Junior High
and Middle schools, emphasizing curriculum and instruction
based on the characteristics and needs of 10 to 13 year
olds.
EDCI 534 LITERACY ASSESSMENT
AND INSTRUCTION
Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 330, EDU 431, teaching experience.
-- Current theory and techniques in assessment of reading.
Emphasis on instructional strategies and assessment
tools developing the literacy of all students. A practicum
is included.
EDCI 535 NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN
EDUCATION
On Demand 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 532 or EDLD 540 or EDLD 501 or EDLD
505, graduate standing.
-- Understanding the strategies and techniques for determining
educational needs in a variety of settings, and disseminating
and utilizing the data and information for program planning
and development.
EDCI 536 CONSTRUCTION OF CURRICULUM
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 532 or EDEL 510, graduate standing.
-- The development and evaluation of curriculum based
on psychological and social foundations of curriculum,
curriculum theory, developmental models, design issues,
purposes, implementation plans and techniques for assessing
the impact of curriculum change.
EDCI 537 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
On Demand 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: Must be enrolled in graduate program in
Education or related field.
-- This seminar style course focuses on current problems
and controversial issues in science education. Emphasis
is placed on those issues which relate directly to science
teaching, learning and curriculum. Students investigate
a variety of issues especially as they relate to their
own teaching practices and student learning in their
classroom.
EDCI 540 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
FOR EDUCATORS
Su,F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or the consent of the
instructor.
-- To equip teachers with the skills, knowledge, and
dispositions to meet Indian Education for All requirements.
Instruction pertains to the history, traditions, customs,
values, beliefs, and contemporary affairs of American
Indians, particularly tribal groups in the Northern
Plains Region.
EDCI 541 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY
OF EDUCATION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- In its classical obligation, philosophy meant "a
love of learning." This course traces the growth of
cultural and intellectual awareness in human civilizations
and examines how we humans learned to create tools for
the mind. Teachers learn to see the nature of formal
cultural systems in the way they developed, and to recognize
the central concepts that are the key to learning any
subject.
EDCI 542 CREATIVE PROCESSES IN
EDUCATION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 495, teaching experience.
-- Reviews historical and current issues in art education,
aesthetic education and related areas which inform how
we know our world and construct meaningful ways to pursue
creative endeavors. Emphasizes documentation and research
while acknowledging growth as teachers and artists.
EDCI 544 PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
IN EDUCATION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- An examination of contemporary educational issues
using the perspectives of traditional and contemporary
philosophical documents.
EDCI 545 ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
IN SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 370 or equivalent and graduate standing.
-- In this course students learn application of descriptive
and subjective cataloging content and procedures including:
Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress headings,
AACR II rules, and examine technology issues for automation
and management of library holdings. Restricted to BATE
Library Media program students.
EDCI 546 THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA
SPECIALIST
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 370 or equivalent and graduate standing.
-- This course will examine the management and leadership
role of the school library media specialist and how
the library media center fits into the educational setting.
Restricted to BATE Library Media program students.
EDCI 547 INFORMATION INQUIRY
AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 370 or equivalent and graduate standing.
-- This course presents prospective school library media
specialists with content and strategies for working
with teachers to incorporate information literacy and
media literacy into a changing curriculum and explore
information inquiry models. Also included are topics
affecting change in libraries and education such as:
filtering, censorship, digital ethics, new technologies
and other topics as relevant to inquiry and integration.
Restricted to BATE Library Media program students.
EDCI 548 MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION
AND RESOURCES
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 370 or equivalent and graduate standing.
-- Students learn the management, development, use,
and evaluation of materials for building library collections
in K-12 library media centers. Restricted to BATE Library
Media program students.
EDCI 549 APPLICATIONS OF LITERATURE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EDU 370 or equivalent and graduate standing.
-- This course presents an overview of materials for
educational, informational, and literary use by children
and young adults (YA) with an emphasis on critical selection
and analysis, knowledge of age-level developmental stages,
and motivational techniques in libraries. Restricted
to BATE Library Media program students.
EDCI 551 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY:
CREATIVE INTEGRATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Strategies to harness the power of technology to
enhance teaching and learning while promoting 21st century
skills, productivity, assessment and communication.
EDCI 562 SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
IN LITERACY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 531.
-- This course introduces graduate students in education
to contemporary theories and research in literacy studies,
with a specific focus on critical literacy.
EDCI 564 THE COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO
Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: For NPTT candidates: EDCI 552, EDCI 553,
EDCI 554, EDCI 555, EDCI 556, EDCI 558, EDCI 559.
-- This course provides advanced training on the preparation
of a professional teaching portfolio for candidates
in the NPTT program or final project portfolio in the
practitioner stand of the master's degree in Curriculum
& Instruction. Based upon the standards and practices
established by the National Board of Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS), the Interstate New Teacher Assistance
and Support Consortium (INTASC), and the National Council
for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) these
portfolios are designed to provide comprehensive evidence
of effectiveness in practice, the habit of reflection,
and a command of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
expected of professional educators as developed in the
student's graduate program. Portfolios developed in
this course may in turn serve as the basis for the student's
comprehensive exam.
EDCI 571 IN-SERVICE EDUCATION
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. RCT/DIS/LAB
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing and employment by sponsoring
school organization.
-- An approved supervised group study of an educational
problem within a local school supervised by an MSU faculty
member which culminates in a special report to be filed
with the local district and the Department of Education.
EDCI 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, EDCI 506
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing
with a topic in the field. The topic must have been
mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major
advisor and graduate committee.
EDCI 577 INTERNSHIP OPI TEACHER
CERTIFICATION
F,S,Su 1 IND 1
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of
department head.
-- An internship course restricted to OPI teacher certification
students.
EDCI 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. May be repeated; maximum 3 cr.
-- Courses offered on a one-time basis to fulfill professional
development needs of in service educators. A specific
focus is given to each course which is appropriately
subtitled.
EDCI 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. TUT Maximum 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the
department head.
-- This course may be used only by students who have
completed all of their coursework (and thesis if on
a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff
time or help.
EDCI 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND May be repeated.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing. Restricted Entry: Requires
contract with major advisor.
EDCI 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined
for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which
there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial
basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EDCI 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor,
and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
EDCI 594 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing and as determined for
each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level that are not
covered in regular courses. Students participate in
preparing and presenting discussion material.
EDCI 598 INTERNSHIP
F,S,Su 1 - 12 cr. IND Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor
and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with a school,
agency, business or other organization to provide guided
experience in the field.
EDCI 607 QUANTITATIVE EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
F or On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 502, EDCI 506, graduate standing.
-- This course explores the implications of and application
of the quantitative research paradigm to systematic
inquiry within the field of education. The course includes
quantitative designs, design-related data collection
and management methodologies, appropriate data analysis
and writing strategies, and the role of quantitative
research in decision-support. Students will plan and
complete a quantitative research project. Course will
address responsible conduct of research.
EDCI 608 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EDCI 502, EDCI 507, EDCI 607.
-- Doctoral Students will operationalize a research plan proposed in EDCI 507 or EDCI 607. Specifically, they will refine their research proposals to produce a dissertation proposal that is defensible by piloting research procedures, data collection methods, data analysis techniques, and presentation of results in written and oral formats.
EDCI 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND May be repeated.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing. Restricted Entry: Requires
contract with major advisor. Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
